
Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham finishers medal – How fast must you run?
On Ask Coach Parry today we are starting a series of 5 episodes that deal with your times for various distances and how they relate to which finishers medal you’re aiming for at the Comrades Marathon....
22 Okt 20143min

Where do you draw the line when it comes to running with a head cold?
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry and it is Jacqueline Kellermans’ question we answer now. This is a question that has got to do with being sick. Jacqueline has got a race coming up and sh...
21 Okt 20143min

Does the thought of the Comrades Marathon up runs’ hills scare you?
In today's Comrades Marathon related question on Ask Coach Parry, we answer a question from Nazreen. She says, “Thanks for all the valuable advice. 2015 will be my second Comrades Marathon and it scar...
20 Okt 20144min

Do you struggle to understand Comrades Marathon training programme lingo?
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we answer a question sent in by Nicholas Nyangal. He is asking about some of the terminology and references you use when talking about Comrades Marathon Training. N...
17 Okt 20142min

Where does a beginner start their Comrades Marathon Training?
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry, we have a Comrades Marathon training question Kate Theron. She said “Hi coach. I would like to start training for Comrades 2016. I saw on the Comrades.com website t...
16 Okt 20142min

Comrades Marathon: Training for a Bronze medal with a 25 min 5km
Today’s question on the Ask Coach Parry podcast was submitted by from Bernard Van Den Dool. Bernard’s said that due to over-use type injuries, his first two attempts at the Comrades Marathon had faile...
14 Okt 20142min

Trusting your Comrades Marathon coach and their pacing charts
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we touch on a topic that was mentioned in our first Comrades Marathon webinar for the 2015 Comrades Marathon (The can register for the next one here). It is quite in...
13 Okt 20146min

Lowering carbohydrates and increasing fat to improve your running
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we chat about how the body uses fat for energy as opposed to carbohydrates. Patrick Kongsilp submitted his question, and it says: “Hi Coach. So I’ve come to the real...
7 Okt 20145min



















